Each of our readings for this Sunday contains an invitation to a unique relationship with God. To understand the connections between our Old Testament Reading from Proverbs and the other readings, we must understand the nature of wisdom. More than just a collection of clever sayings or even a knowledge of the truth, wisdom is knowing God, and that knowledge comes as…

The hymn “Es ist genug” expresses the same feelings Elijah cries out in our text, even using the same words of his lament, “It is enough” (1 Ki 19:4). Ironically, our hymn “I Am Content!” by which we know the tune from this sad hymn is a song of victorious Easter confidence. Thus, the tune forms a bridge from the words of…

The Old Testament Reading (Ex 16:2–15) is our text, in which God miraculously provides the manna from heaven out of the generosity of His hand. It is the Lord God who provides for the needs of His people. The Gospel records that when Jesus addresses the crowd, He refers to Himself as “the bread of life” who has “come down from heaven”…

In Psalm 136 the psalmist praises God for the wonders of creation (Ps 136:4–9) with the echoing refrain, “for His steadfast love endures forever.” This wonderfully connects to the Old Testament Reading when God places the bow in the clouds (Gen 9:13–15), demonstrating to Noah and his family that His steadfast love will indeed endure forever, for God will never again destroy…

We welcome Pastor Roger Rohde as our guest pastor today. May his words glorify our risen Savior and bless us with the knowledge that a heart of repentance has the sure and certain hope of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Link to Service video on Vimeo Link to service bulletin